Dominic Thiem meets the Olympic tennis champion in the beginning in Halle – Muricas News

The statistics might be encouraging: Dominic Thiem meets an outdated acquaintance in his opening match on the garden traditional in Halle (Westphalia) on Monday. Within the head-to-head, the Decrease Austrian leads 8:3, so the twelfth duel has a transparent signal. However this coin additionally has a draw back. As a result of Thiem just lately misplaced to the Spaniard within the spherical of 16 of the Heilbronn Challenger Pedro Martinez after a good begin it was nonetheless clear – 6: 2, 3: 6, 1: 6 on the finish of the sport in opposition to quantity 135 on the planet.

After all, the Olympic champion is now ready for Dominic Thiem. Truly, French Open semifinalist would have Alexander Zverev in opposition to the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut ought to compete, however the cancellation of the Canadian begin resulting from harm Glad Auger-Additionally triggered adjustments in the primary area appointments. The German thus moved as much as the set professionals and was assigned to Thiem.

Zverev is cautiously optimistic in regards to the event in Halle: “It’s the primary time on grass for me in two years. I've to say that I play comparatively nicely in coaching. However what issues now's how the matches end up,” stated the 26-year-old, who's at present twenty third on the planet rankings.